寶潔---解難能力測試

1、寶潔解難能力測試(problem solving test, pst)樣題practice exercises for problem solving testpurposethis is provided to help you understand the rules for answering the problem s olving test by:1. telling you about important features of the test.2. giving you suggestions and strategies that can help when you answ

2、er it.3. giving you practice on questions similar to the actual test.features of problem solving testthere are three types of questions which require critical thinking and analyticai skills:number of questionsunderstanding data presented in tables or graphs 23understanding written paragraphs 16solvi

3、ng math problems 1150 totalyou will have 65 minutes to answer the 50 questions, you are allowed to use a calculator; although one is not required, you should use a pencil so you can erase to change an answer.every question has five possible answers from which you must choose the mo st correct answer

4、, you will not have to write any essays, you will simply mar k one of the five answers which will be labeled a, b, c, d, e.during the actual test, you will mark your answers on a special answer sheet separate from the questionsif you mark more than one answer to a question, it will not be counted as

5、 corr ect.if you change an answer; it is important to erase your first answer so it does n ot appear that you have marked more than one answer.scori ngeach correct answer adds one point to your score, points are not taken off if you mark an in correct an swer. you should try to score as many points

6、as you can.suggestions to get best resultsrecent research has indicated that the following practices can lead to better sc ores on problem solving tests,including some you should do, and some you sh ould not do.things you should do to score well on a problem solving test:一 determine clearly the natu

7、re of the question before looking at the answer ch oices.- work as fast as possible with reasonable assuranee of accuracy: do not lose time on a questi on you do not un d erst a nd.- eliminate an swers from conside ration that you know are in correct and choos e from among the remaining answers.一 ma

8、rk an answer to every questior even if you have to guess.-use time remaining after completion of the test to rec on sider an swers.things you should not do in answering a problem solving test:-do not read slowly and carefully through the entire test before you start wor king.一 do not spend time veri

9、fying questions you have already answered until you have answered every question.一 do not spend time considering an answer that is not one of the five answer choices.practice questionshere is an example question with the correct answer marked as it should be o n the answer sheet:example question ans

10、wer sheet1.1. a truck travels at the rate of 80 kilometers per hour, how much distance wi ii it travel in 30 minutes?a. 80 kilometersb. 240 kilometersc. 40 kilometersd. 30 kilometerse. none of the above example explanation30 minutes is one half of an hour; so a truck going 80 kilometers per hour wil

11、l travel 40 kilometers in half an hour.answer c is colored in to indicate the correct answer.you will now have 25 questions to do as practice, try to answer all of the que stions in 30 minutes. try to get the best score you can by practicing the sugg estions to skip a question, or to guess, to save

12、time.when you are ready, go to the next page and answer the practice questions a s quickly as you can.write the time when you start below, when you are finished, write the time b elow and determine the total amount of time used, this will give you an idea of whether you are working as quickly as you

13、 will need to do on the actual tes ttime when you started:time when you finished:total time taken:compare to 30 minutespractice questionsmark your answers on the attached answer sheet.table 1amount of in come in certai n in dustries (in billions of dollars)industry year 1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5

14、agriculture 22 26 26 30 51communication 14 17 18 20 21construction 36 43 47 52 57finance and real estate 78 90 100 108 118manufacturing 213 218 226 253 287transportation 27 30 33 36 401. which industry had the largest increase in the dollar amount of income fro myear 1 to year 2?a. agricultureb. con

15、structionc. finance and real estated. manufacturinge. transportation2. which industry had the smallest increase in the dollar amount of income fro m year 1 to year 5?a. agricultureb. constructionc. finanee and real estated. manufacturinge. transportation3. which industry experieneed the largest perc

16、entage increase from year 3 to year 4?a. agricultureb. communicationc. constructiond. finance and real estatee. manufacturing4. which industry experienced the least percent change from year 1 to year 4?a. agricultureb. communicationc. constructiond. manufacturinge. transportation5. for which in dust

17、ry was there the least con siste nt in crease in income over th e period of time covered by the table?a. agricultureb. constructionc. finanee and real estated. manufacturinge. transportationgo on to the next page.table 1 (r epeated)amount of in come in certai n in dustries (in billions of dollars)in

18、dustry year 1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5agriculture 22 26 26 30 51communication 14 17 18 20 21construction 36 43 47 52 57finance and real estate 78 90 100 108 118manufacturing 213 218 226 253 287transportation 27 30 33 36 406. if the trend in the transportation industry were to continue, its income

19、 for y ear 6 would most likely be abouta. 42 billion dollarsb 44 billion dollarsc. 46 billion dollarsd. 48 billion dollarse. 50 billion dollars7. in which of the following instances has the first type of industry named con sistently had an income about half that of the second?a. agriculture; finance

20、 and real estateb. communication; agriculturec. construction; finance and real estated. finance and real estate; manufacturinge. transportation; communication8. in how many instances did a type of industry make a gain of 10% or more over the previous year listed?a. 1 4b58c. 9 - 12d. 13 - 16e17209. t

21、he type of industry showing the steadiest rate of growth in income during this period wasa. communicationb. constructionc. finance and real estated. manufacturinge. transportation10. in which one of the following groups did all three types of industry increas e their respective in comes by most n ea

22、rly one-third from year 1 to year 3?a. agriculture; comm cm ication; transportati onb. agriculture; communication; constructionc. communication; construction; transportationd. construction; finance and real estate, transportatione. communication; construction; finance and real estate11. how many ind

23、ustries had a growth rate of at least 20% from year 1 to ye ar 3?a. 1b. 2c. 3d. 4e. 512. among the followi ng, the greatest percentage increase in in come occurred fora. agriculture between year 3 and year 4b. communication between year 2 and year 3c. construction between year 1 and year 2d. finance

24、 and real estate between year 4 and year 5e. manufacturing between year 3 and year 4read this page and then answer the questions on the next page, you may rea d any part of this again while you are answering the questions.1 a personnel department should2 first of all think of itself as a3 research g

25、roup. the research i am4 thin king of is a questioning of5 personnel techniques, a6 examining of accepted procedures.7 it is searchi ng for facts and8 anticipating future developments9 it is thinking about your job and10 exploring new ways of carrying it11 out.12 sec on dly, a pers on nel depart-13

26、ment should equip itself with the14 knowledge and experienee which will15 enable it to advise top management16 on personnel policies and, when17 appropriate, to draw management s18 attention to the employee relations19 implications of contemplated20 courses of action.21 third, personnel people shoul

27、d22 work closely with line management23 in developing guidelines and proce-24 du res which will help the operati ng25 people carry out their responsibil26 ities in the employee relations27 area, such guides will put the28 specialized skills which personnel29 people have at the disposal of the30 line

28、 managers without removing the31 esse ntial day today con tact they32 should have with their own people.33 finally, the personnel depart-34 ment should perform a review or35 survey function. are personnel36 policies and programs being admi37 istered correctly? are there38 particular problems which m

29、ake39 modifications necessary? are the40 programs accomplishing what they41 were intended to accomplish?42 should changes be made to strength-43 en them? these are some important44 questions that a review function45 can help answer.13. which two personnel functions described in the passage appear to

30、 have th e most in comm on?a. research and advisoryb. research and reviewc. advisory and reviewd. procedure and reviewe. research and procedure14. htheyu in line 31 refers most clearly toa. hpersonnel department” in lines 12-13b. “top management" in line 15c. hguidelines and procedures" in

31、 lines 23-24d. "personnel people11 in lines 28-29e. nline managers" in line 3015. the questions posed in the last paragraph are ones which are to be answered primarily througha. foreseeing possible developmentsb. effective communication with employeesc. critical evaluationd. conscientious

32、application of policiese. provision of flexibility in approaches16. why does the author regard the day-to-day con tact referred to in line 31 a s "essential”？a. this is needed to search for facts and anticipate developments.b. this is important for advising top management.c. this forms the basi

33、s for developing guidelines and procedures.d. this is basic for knowing that policies and programs are administered pro perly.e. the author does not clearly say why.17. in line 27, the function of the sentence begirming "such guides." is that o fa. providing a rationale.b emphasizing a poi

34、ntc. indicating an analogy.d. adding details.e. presenting evidence.18. all of the following are clearly indicated by the author as important for a p ersorrnel department to be effective excepta. looking ahead to see what will be needed in the future.b. seeking to find new and better ways for handli

35、ng personnel matters.c. giving counsel to high-level managers on matters of personnel policy.d. having dayday contacts with people in the various line departments.e. looking for new ways to make one s job more effective.19. the main point of the first pa rag raph is that membe rs of a person nel dep

36、a rtment shoulda. think about their jobs so they become as productive as possible.b. have a certain kind of orientation in their work.c. produce facts rather than rely on hunches.d. re-examine accepted personnel techniques and procedurese. emphasize anticipation of future developments.go on to the n

37、ext page.20. the normal selling price of a case of soap is $10.00. during a special sale, the price was reduced by 10%. (note: 10% means 10 percent.) this sale pr ice was 20% greater than the cost to produce a case of soap, how much did i tcost to produce a case of soap?a. $9.00b $8.00c. $7.50d $7.0

38、0e. $6.5021. a picture on a page was reduced on a copier to 60% of its original size, an d this copy was then reduced by 20%. what percent of the size of the originai picture was the final copy?a. 12b. 20c. 40d. 48e. 5222. in a certain departme15% of the females and 25% of the males are w or king on

39、 a project. 60% of the department is female, what per cent of the d epartment is working on the project?a. 12b. 19c. 40d. 48e. one cannot tell from the information given.23. the total cost for five items of repair work on a car was $195. overhaul of the carburetor cost twice as much as the tuneup, b

40、rake pads cost one-thirda s much as the carburetor ovehaul, and alignment and wheel balancing each c ost one-third as much as the tuneup what did the tune-up cost?a. $30b. $45c. $60d. $90e. one can not tell from the in format! on given.24. a certain preparation consists of liquids x, y, and z in the

41、 proportion 5:2:1 how many gallons of the preparation can be made from a stock of materials consisting of 25 gallons of x, 20 gallons of yz and 8 gallons of z?a. 25b. 40c. 80d. 53e. 5025. a product costing 60 cents per unit to produce had been selling at the ave rage rate of 1,200,000 units per mont

42、h, after the product was improved, sale sincreased to an average of 2,000,000 units per month, however, the new pr oduct cost five percent more to produce, if the manufacturer s selling price in each in stance was 75 cents per unit, what was the manu fact urer s added pro fit per month with the newe

43、r product?a. $20,000b $60,000c. $200,000d. $240,000e. one cannot tell from the information given.解難能力測試詳解 試題分為五個部分，共50小題，限吋65分鐘，全為選擇題，每題五個選項。第一部分：讀圖題（約12題）題目給出azb,c三家公司15年中各自銷售成本占銷售額的百分比曲線，讀此曲線冋答問 題。各題目運算簡單，有單就某公司情況提問，如a公司有兒年其銷售成木占銷售額的百 分比高于40%；有就三家公司或其屮兩家綜合提問，如三家公司間銷售成本占銷售額百分 比之差額小于15%的共有幾年？等等。此部分考核要點：1對圖形（曲線）的敏感程度；2思維清晰程度；3最基本數(shù)學(xué)概念；4科學(xué)思維方法；5. 運算準(zhǔn)確性。第二和第五部分：閱讀理解（約15題）閱讀兩篇文章，一篇是